From the video, it looks like the trio was successful!

This isn't the first time we've seen Pokémon fans turn to drones. On Monday, a gamer tried it in a suburb of Massachusetts.

He wasn't as successful since the closest Pokéstop is about a mile away from his house and AirDrop needs WiFi to work. We imagine the other guys had more success staying in WiFi range while visiting different Pokéstops because they're in a denser area like San Diego.